On Thu, 13 May 2004 09:10:08 -0400, Hagan, Ryan Mr (Contractor ACI) wrote:
>We do something like this in our user admin. We've got about 1000 users.
>
>First, create a form with the select box and a text box above it:
>
><form name="myForm" method="post" action=""> ><input type="text" name="sSearchName" > >document.forms.myForm.optUsers );" value="" autocomplete="off"><br>
><select size="20" name="optUsers" multiple="multiple">
> <option value="#user_id#">#user_name#</option>
> ... loop through user lists
></select>
>
>
>Then create the _javascript_:
>
><script language="_javascript_">
>function ChangeDisplay(iUser) {
>//document.all.frmLookup.src =""> >"administration/userlookup.cfm?iSelectedUserID=" + iUser;
>frames['frmLookup'].location.href =""> >"administration/userlookup.cfm?iSelectedUserID=" + iUser;
>return;
>}
>
>function vHighLight(obj, objSelect) {
> var iLength = obj.value.length;
> for (i=0; i<=iLength; i++) {
> var sMatch =
>objSelect[i].text.substr(0,iLength).toLowerCase();
> var sName = obj.value.toLowerCase();
> if (sMatch == sName) {
> objSelect[i].selected = true;
> userid = objSelect[i].value;
> break;
> }
> }
>}
></script>
>
>
>You'll need to put in some more code to handle the form submit, but that
>should get you started...I hope.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nathan R. Jessop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:41 AM
>To: CF-Talk
>Subject: re: Huge dropdown list of names...type in name as well as selecting
>it???
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I have a <select> lists thats used when logging into my application and it
>can be quite large. Its a list of user name which gets updated on the fly as
>accounts are created.
>
>Currently when I logged in there was a huge list of users had to select
>from. Is there any way that I could allow users to type in their user name
>as well as select it. The idea would be like how the
>Outlook address book works. I type my name in and it scrolls down until it
>finds it.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>
>---------------------------------------------------
>Colonel Nathan R. Jessop
>Commanding Officer
>Marine Ground Forces
>Guatanamo Bay, Cuba
>
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